Is anyone else too hot at night with a combi boiler?

[PerkyOchrePeer]

How do people cope with sleeping at night in bed under a duvet with a combi boiler. I am too hot even though my thermostat has been turned right down a d it's so uncomfortable. I hate the boiler i did not ask for it because my housing association just gave it to me and I had no choice but IM unable to sleep because I'm too hot even with the temperature turned right the way down. I just can't cope with this anymore.

Oh, I don’t know about those, I don’t have one. But even so the boiler itself shouldn’t be hot even if it’s on.

Whatever you do, don't light a fire. You see fire is hotter and will burn.

I've had a combi for years with no problems. Had a new one installed 2024, again no problems, but I vaguely remember finding the digital thermostat in the hall had a option for 'Landlord Control Setting'. But, if your radiators are off and cold, it can't be something preset. I agree with pp, perhaps you have it too hot earlier and the house doesn't cool down quickly at night?

This is precisely why, when I had a new boiler recently, I kept my hot water tank and airing cupboard. I don't know how people manage without a warm airing cupboard. I line dry a lot and sheets, towels etc live in there, everything that doesn't need ironing goes in there for a day or so even if a bit damp from the line, dries off beautifully before being put away. I can dry things quickly in there that can't be tumbled. You couldn't pay me to have a combi boiler.

@rwalker yeah but it would have to be pretty cold for the frost protection/cold weather compensator to come on. In 10 years I don't think ours has ever kicked in ((TBF we do live in London).

Surely if it is that cold outside (we are talking cold enough to freeze pipes) then the OP.would not be too hot either.

The ops hot air everytime she opens her mouth I think.

It’s not frost protection out door weather compensator is a completely different thing

it gets the weather forecast and thinks it’s 15 degrees outside so it’s going to be cold inside they like it at 21 degrees inside so it we I’ll switch itself on

all they need to do is disable this facility and it will work like ever other boiler

@ExOptimist
We kept the airing cupboard and put a radiator in it.

My boiler does fire up to heat a small amount of water. This feature can be turned off *eco mode.

do you have an app? if so yoj can switch off the outside temperature reader. And turn your bedroom radiator off completely at night.

I have a combi boiler on a timer. If your radiator is turned off, and you confirm it is cold, then your heating system is not the source of your problem.

Bloody hell thats genius 🤯

How does that work when the heating isn't on? With the cylinder in the airing cupboard it's warm all the time constantly.

You’ve got a heating control problem, not a combo boiler problem.

You mention electrician. Boilers are plumber / gas technician jobs not electrician jobs.

Are you sure you’ve got a boiler and not a heat pump?

@ExOptimist
It’s on its own separate zone. Comes on for an hour in the morning. Heat is retained for about 3 hours after that hour.